Implementation of the readout system in the UFFO Slewing Mirror Telescope
arXiv (Cornell University)(2011)
Abstract
The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) is a new space-based experiment to
observe Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). GRBs are the most luminous electromagnetic
events in the universe and occur randomly in any direction. Therefore the UFFO
consists of two telescopes; UFFO Burst Alert Trigger Telescope (UBAT) to
detect GRBs using a wide field-of-view (FOV), and a Slewing Mirror Telescope
(SMT) to observe UV/optical events rapidly within the narrow, targeted FOV. The
SMT is a Ritchey-Chretien telescope that uses a motorized mirror system and an
Intensified Charge-Coupled Device (ICCD). When the GRB is triggered by the
UBAT, the SMT receives the position information and rapidly tilts the mirror to
the target. The ICCD start to take the data within a second after GRB is
triggered. Here we give the details about the SMT readout electronics that
deliver the data.
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Key words
mirror system,field of view
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